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12 21st, 2010| 
AFP – The Pentagon on Monday said it was unclear how soon the repeal of a ban on openly gay troops could be carried out after Congress scrapped the law in a ground-breaking vote. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – Gays and lesbians will be treated just like any other soldiers, sailors, airmen or marines, the new rules say. But commanders will have some flexibility when they believe it’s needed to maintain order and discipline in their units. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Rights activists are comparing the lifting of a ban on gays openly serving in the US military to the fall of the Berlin Wall, hoping the move could pave the way for the legalization of gay marriage. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – While President Barack Obama this week is expected to clear the way for gays to serve openly in the military, the new law won’t go into effect immediately and unanswered questions remain: How soon will the new policy be implemented, will it be accepted by the troops and could it hamper the military in Afghanistan and Iraq? Read the rest of this entry »
AP – Allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the U.S. military is a step toward equality, advocates say, but a fight for other social changes such as gay marriage still lies ahead. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The United States stood Sunday on the cusp of letting gays serve openly in its military for the first time, as the US Congress sent President Barack Obama a bill to bring about the historic shift. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – In a historic vote for gay rights, the Senate agreed on Saturday to do away with the military’s 17-year ban on openly gay troops and sent President Barack Obama legislation to overturn the Clinton-era policy known as “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan ended a two-day tour of Okinawa on Saturday having failed to persuade the islanders to accept his government’s plan to keep a US military base there. Read the rest of this entry »